This week Sam Coffman will discuss some of the most important basic concepts that you must learn in order to use herbal medicine effectively. Sam will cover the details of how, when and especially why to make various herbal preparations such as tinctures (percolation and maceration), decoctions, infusions, oils, salves, syrups, essential oils, and more.

He will also talk about some of the most critical concepts that are necessary to understand in order to be effective with herbal medicine, such as tissue state. Join Sam as he shares his clinical experience as an herbalist in order to make it easier for you to be able to use herbs in a manner that will give you success no matter what environment you are working in.

This week join Scott Terry and Cheri Shelnutt for a conversation on medicinal herbs, from a Christian perspective. Cheri has been teaching herbal medicine for many years. Learn about medicinal herbs and their uses. Learn how to make teas, tinctures, poultices and more. Should be a very informative show. You don't want miss this one!

There are a lot of diseases – bacterial, viral, protozoal, parasitic – that have started to spread out of their normal range lately. One example of this are the some of the illnesses that immigrant children and adults are found to be infected with, along the border of USA and Mexico, during the border crisis we currently find ourselves in there.

Tuberculosis, dengue fever, cholera, body lice and other diseases or health care issues are being seen both in this population as well as along the border in the “Colonias” that are the shanty border towns on this side of the border. In fact, the first case of chikungunya virus (mosquito borne) has been found in Texas as well. In this part 1 podcast, Sam Coffman will discuss several of these tropical and unfamiliar diseases that are debilitating (sometimes leaving life-long health concerns) or even fatal.

California has officially declared a Whooping Cough (Pertussis) epidemic. This is a very serious illness that can even cause death. At a minimum, this illness makes it extremely difficult to function normally in the manner that a post-disaster environment would require. Basic necessary chores and working, exacerbates coughing spells, and of course noise discipline is non-existent if someone has this illness.

Join Sam as he talks through the signs, symptoms and pathophysiology of Pertussis, then describes approaches using herbal medicine to not only help alleviate the coughing, but also help your body overcome the illness completely.

A lack of medical services really starts to hit home when talking about severe, acute environmental or medical injuries. Two good examples of this kind of severe, post-disaster medical situation are infection and venomous snake bites in North America (e.g. Rattlesnake, Copperhead, Coral Snake, Cottonmouth).

Join Sam on "The Human Path" as he discusses his own experiences using plant medicine for infection, as well as herbal protocols that were effective for various types of venomous snake bites in the past in North America, as well as plant medicine used effectively in other parts of the world today for venomous snake bites.

There are a lot of diseases – bacterial, viral, protozoal, parasitic – that have started to spread out of their normal range lately. One example of this are the some of the illnesses that immigrant children and adults are found to be infected with, along the border of USA and Mexico, during the border crisis we currently find ourselves in there.

Tuberculosis, dengue fever, cholera, body lice and other diseases or health care issues are being seen both in this population as well as along the border in the “Colonias” that are the shanty border towns on this side of the border. In fact, the first case of chikungunya virus (mosquito borne) has been found in Texas as well. In this part 1 podcast, Sam Coffman will discuss several of these tropical and unfamiliar diseases that are debilitating (sometimes leaving life-long health concerns) or even fatal.

The Pet Prep Radio Show! on American Preppers Radio Tuesday *7:00pm/Est *6:00pm/Ct *5:00pm/Mt *4:00pm/Pt Live Chat while listening go to: http://prepperbroadcasting.com/listen-chat/ Herbal Medicine and the origins of what we know today as Modern Medicine and the difference between the two. This week, on Pet Prep Radio we welcome guest Dr. Kal Sellers, DC, MH: Founder of SVHC, aka “The Mad Herbalist”, to discuss Herbal Medicine, Modern Medicine and the difference between the two. We also get down to the “nitty gritty” about issues that are affecting us today that are making us weak and vulnerable.

Susun Weed is an American herbalist, author, and director of the Wise Woman Center. She is known for her encyclopedic knowledge of herbs and health. Susun Weed is the voice of the Wise Woman Tradition. The five books in her Wise Woman Herbal Series are beloved by millions of women. She is a founding grandmother of the herbal renaissance and the originator of the concept of complementary medicine.

Watch Suzy's interview with Susun Weed on our LOVE NOW MOVEMENT interview series on yotube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx2zDcE0KdQ

Australian powerhouse spiritual teacher, healer and founder of "The Art of Energetic Healing School" and the global "Love Now Movement", Suzy Meszoly, channels the Master Teachers, provides spiritual guidance and interviews movers and shakers in the world consciousness community in this weekly radio show. For more about Suzy see:

The Human Path on American Preppers Radio! Wednesdays *7:00pm/Est *6:00pm/Ct *5:00pm/Mt *4:00pm/Pt Live Listen and Chat go to: http://prepperbroadcasting.com/listen-chat/ On this upcoming episode of (The Human Path), I want to talk about first aid and herbal medicine(herbalism) in emergency situations. Through my background in as a Special Forces medic as well as time spent working primarily with herbal medicine in remote areas, I have learned to whittle down a lot of the “white noise” herbalism to what really works in the field. The same is true of first aid. Also, I’ll be talking about the good, the bad and the ugly of post-disaster first aid and herbal medicine. I’ll talk about what some of the red flags are when you are buying a book about both emergency first aid and herbal medicine. What to avoid and what to look for as the most useful sources of information for your own medical well-being. Visit The Human Path http://thehuman

A lot of questions have been raised recently about the Enterovirus 68 (aka EVD68, Enterovirus D68). This is a respiratory virus that has been moving quickly through the USA and having very serious effects. Like most respiratory viruses, it is very easily and quickly spread and has been affecting especially children with very serious symptoms. As is the case with most pathogenic viruses of an acute nature like this (cold, flu, etc.) there is really no treatment protocol in orthodox medicine. There is no anti-viral or vaccine.

Join Sam Coffman as he discusses herbal approaches to respiratory viruses – particularly EV68 and the family of viruses that it comes from – and how you can keep yourself healthy. If you or a loved one is infected, there are many medicinal plants that very likely grow in your own neighborhood or eco-system and are very effective in helping the body overcome and heal from an infection much more quickly. It is crucial not only to know these herbs, but how to prepare them and the timing and manner of administration in order to get maximum benefit.